This is a buffet I refinished for a customer. I forgot to take a before picture. The top had a crack down the middle, and the door wasn't attached to the body. The shelf in behind the door needed to be glued and nailed in too.
The top wasn't in to bad of shape but the finish was peeling so I took it to my day job and stripped it with a commercial grade stripper.
After the top was stripped its ready to be sanded.
I brought the top home to my shop to sand.
I then used naptha to clean the finish that's already on it to get the dirt and grime out. You don't want to rub to hard and take the finish off. We call that a clean and coat.
I lightly sanded the body and draws inside and out. Once everything is dry and cleaned off a coat of sealer goes on all wood that had no finish.
The end product is an slightly used antique buffet. You don't want to sand out all of its history.
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